Each year in October, PAs celebrate National PA Week which recognizes the PA profession and its contributions to the nation’s health. This year, on behalf of the Illinois Academy of PAs, we are pleased to share that Governor Bruce Rauner has declared October 6-12,...

Physician assistants across Illinois will have expanded job opportunities and health care access for all residents will improve with Governor Rauner signing Senate Bill 2904. The legislation significantly improves the arbitrary state law that limits the number of...

For immediate release June 21, 2018 Contact: Dan Shomon, IAPA, danflak@aol.com or 773-339-0476 Karen Carlson, SIU, kcarlson@siumed.edu or 217-545-3854 SPRINGFIELD – Thanks to a partnership between Southern Illinois School of Medicine and the Illinois...

The Illinois State Senate yesterday overwhelmingly approved bipartisan legislation that would help PAs across the state by modernizing practice requirements. Senate Bill 2904 would eliminate the 5-to-1, PA to physician ratio in Illinois. With the Senate’s...